Kanawha Falls is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Kanawha Falls is located on the east bank of the Kanawha River, southwest of Gauley Bridge and downstream from the waterfall of the same name. Kanawha Falls had a post office, which opened on March 26, 1856, and closed on November 2, 2002. Gallery References Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Populated places on the Kanawha River